Location: Winkler
Position Title:
Community Mental Health Worker IV (Adult Access
- Term)
FTE: 1.00 Term (Ending September 4, 2026)
Employee Union Group: MAHCP
Department/Service/Program:
Pathways Community Mental Health
Reports to:
Manager, Health Services – Mental Health & Addictions
Hours of Work: 1885 annually, 7.25 hrs/day
POSITION
PURPOSE:
The Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) is a clinician who provides psychosocial assessment, consultation and evidence- informed counselling intervention and psychosocial rehabilitation to individuals referred to the mental health program for mental health related problems. Through the application of therapeutic skills that promote and build on individual’s strengths, the CMHW assists the individual/family to maximize independence, self-responsibility and promotes personal wellness, community integration and social justice.
Depending on individual needs and particularly when working with individuals with enduring mental illness, the CMHW applies case management functions that focus on functional assessment and skill development, relapse prevention, and rehabilitation. Services are based on the principles of recovery, empowerment, self-determination and responsibility and are part of a continuum of mental health services. Clinicians operate within a collaborative care structure and provide time-limited, goal-oriented, change-focused interventions and/or consultations that are based on informed consent, voluntary participation and within individual capacity.
The CMHW requires a diverse and comprehensive knowledge base about trauma informed psychiatric care as well as other adopted mental health therapies and the ability possess and integrate into practice crisis management and suicide intervention skills. The CMHW exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters.
The Community Mental Health Worker works to the full scope of practice and engages in ongoing education and maintains competency congruent with Southern Health-Santé Sud policies, professional standards of practice, the appropriate college and code of ethics and the Regulated Health Professions Act. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Eden Health Care Services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:
Provides a welcoming environment and facilitates the development of respectful and therapeutic relationships with individuals, their families, referral sources and the community.
Works within a multidisciplinary team and collaborates with other agencies and service providers in keeping with the requirements of the Personal Health Information Act, the Mental Health Act, the Child Welfare Act, Protecting Children (information sharing) Act and other Acts and legislation as related to their program service area (e.g. Protecting Persons in Care Act).
Gathers information from individuals involved in service and other involved parties and completes initial and on-going psychosocial assessments, crisis assessments, cooccurring disorder screening, suicide assessments, mental status examinations, as well as other age-related assessments as required.
Presents psychosocial assessment findings and treatment recommendations to the clinical review team as required.
Implements psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment plans based on evidence-informed practices and recommendations emerging from the clinical review team, and is within program resources and capacity.
Assists the individual to attain and maintain optimal mental and physical health.
Ensures that the individual or community receives appropriate and effective service, including crisis planning and intervention for safety and protection.
Collaborates with family members, other agencies, organizations and individuals from hospital and community to facilitate a well-coordinated, recovery-oriented service system for individuals with chosen follow up systems.
Understands group dynamics and effectively uses facilitation skills to support group/class development and delivery.
Provides follow-up…
To Search, View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap here to make a Search: